We expected the day to be a bit boring as the end of the previous day had seen us travelling on relatively unexciting flat tarmac roads with no potholes, no threat of bandits and no ridiculous cliffs to contend with.
However we were pleasantly surprised by an unbelievable blast through the region of Amazona. Having thought we were clear of jungle, we were treated to the most stunning day of jungle driving imaginable, only combined with mountains too, to give brilliant views for miles.
More jungle, more winding roads, more stunning scenery. Chris discovered that our fuel shut off switch was leaking (thus achieving the exact opposite of its intended shut off function) - a stark reminder that this challenge was in no way done. Indeed some of the gang started discussing possible diversions we could take, since it looked like we were ahead of schedule. My own sentiment was very much "let's not take this for granted". I was eager for us to press on towards the finish, since we had no idea what drama's may lay around the corner.
We drove steadily throughout the day, savouring the stunning views. We even fixed our gear cable that had loosened to the point where changing gears basically required us to stamp with full body weight onto the pedal for every change. With it fixed, we could glide thorugh the gears like, well, in a proper vehicle!
This evening we have had a good meal and a couple of Cristal Beers (Peru's best) ready for another early start tomorrow....
wow guys! Amazing. I'm proud of you Chris, but take it easy with the pisco sour and the alpacas, I have some very bad experiences from both of them! ;)
ReplyDelete(PS. you should have taken me on board, I speak fluent Spanish and Swedish!!)
take care!! /Sofia